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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Methanex Claims World’s First Net Zero Voyage Fueled by Bio-Methanol
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Methanex Claims World’s First Net Zero Voyage Fueled by Bio-Methanol

Methanex Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines this week announced that the dual-fuel vessel Cajun Sun successfully completed the first-ever net-zero voyage

March 1, 2023
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Cargill Testing Wind Propulsion for Cargo Ships to Cut Emissions
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Cargill Testing Wind Propulsion for Cargo Ships to Cut Emissions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest ship charterers, is stepping up a push to resurrect wind

March 1, 2023
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Monday, February 27, 2023
Chevron Turns to Sembcorp Marine to Help Decarbonize its LNG Shipping Fleet
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Chevron Turns to Sembcorp Marine to Help Decarbonize its LNG Shipping Fleet

Energy giant Chevron has entered into an agreement with Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine to help reduce the carbon intensity of its LNG shipping fleet in

February 27, 2023
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Biofuel Supply Chain Tracing Trial Completed in Singapore
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Biofuel Supply Chain Tracing Trial Completed in Singapore

A consortium led by the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has announced the successful completion of trials on two supply

February 21, 2023
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
Fukushima Wastewater Could Be Released Into The Sea This Spring Or Summer
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Fukushima Wastewater Could Be Released Into The Sea This Spring Or Summer

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – The release of waste water from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant would have a negligible effect on

February 19, 2023
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Saturday, February 4, 2023
Brazil Sinks Rusting Old Aircraft Carrier In The Atlantic
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Brazil Sinks Rusting Old Aircraft Carrier In The Atlantic

BRASILIA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian Navy said,

February 4, 2023
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Friday, February 3, 2023
Ship Lease Blind Spot Could Undermine Pollution Remediation Efforts
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Ship Lease Blind Spot Could Undermine Pollution Remediation Efforts

By Ira Breskin – Failure of a benchmark ship lease to address the environmental and financial impact of charterers’ operational decisions could

February 3, 2023
Total Views: 2149

Thursday, February 2, 2023
Turtle stuck in ocean plastic
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Where Does All The Marine Plastic In The Seychelles Come From?

by (Noam Vogt-Vincent and April Burt, University of Oxford) More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited island in Seychelles, lies a ring of coral

February 2, 2023
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
How Much Carbon Could The Ocean Store?
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How Much Carbon Could The Ocean Store?

Peter de Menocal, a marine paleoclimatologist and director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, recently discussed ocean carbon dioxide removal at a recent

February 1, 2023
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Australia Seeks to Boost Hydrogen Exports to EU as Part of Green Push
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Australia Seeks to Boost Hydrogen Exports to EU as Part of Green Push

By John Ainger and Maria Tadeo (Bloomberg) — Australia wants to boost exports of green hydrogen to the European Union as the bloc seeks to cut

January 31, 2023
Total Views: 1460

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Socatra MR Tanker to be Fitted with Rotor Sails
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Socatra MR Tanker to be Fitted with Rotor Sails

French shipowner turns to auxiliary wind propulsion to help decarbonize. French tanker company Socatra has entered into a contract with Norsepower to retrofit

January 25, 2023
Total Views: 1602

Monday, January 23, 2023
Wind-assisted PCTC Orcelle Wind concept illustration
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World’s First Wind-Powered Car Carrier Project Gets EU Funding

The world’s first wind-powered roll-on/roll-off vessel project has received EUR 9 million in EU funding, some of which will be used to install a test

January 23, 2023
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Friday, January 20, 2023
File Photo shows a bulk ship with containership in background
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Shipping Still in the Dark on ‘Green’ Fuels

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Shipping companies are still waiting for “real green” fuel solutions as part of decarbonisation

January 20, 2023
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Saturday, January 14, 2023
One Year After Volcanic Blast, Many Of Tonga’s Reefs Lay Silent
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One Year After Volcanic Blast, Many Of Tonga’s Reefs Lay Silent

Jan 15 (Reuters) – One year on from the massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, the island nation of Tonga is still

January 14, 2023
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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Biden Administration Releases ‘Blueprint’ for Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector

The Biden Administration on Tuesday announced the first-ever “blueprint” to decarbonize America’s transportation sector, which includes both

January 10, 2023
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
Equinor and RWE Partnership to Develop Hydrogen Supply Chain to Help Germany Replace Coal-Fired Power Plants
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Equinor and RWE Partnership to Develop Hydrogen Supply Chain to Help Germany Replace Coal-Fired Power Plants

Equinor and RWE have announced plans to work together to develop a large-scale value chain for low carbon hydrogen to help Germany phase-out its coal-fired

January 5, 2023
Total Views: 986

Monday, January 2, 2023
Israel Dumps Plastic Tax Despite Oceans Of Concern
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Israel Dumps Plastic Tax Despite Oceans Of Concern

by Ari Rabinovitch (Reuters) Israel’s new government will abandon the country’s tax on single-use plastic plates and utensils, Finance Minister

January 2, 2023
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Newbuild Heavy Lift Vessels Will Be Fitted with Methanol Engines
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Newbuild Heavy Lift Vessels Will Be Fitted with Methanol Engines

Methanol is emerging as a promising alternative fuel that could help shipping meet its increasingly stringent emissions targets. When produced from non-fossil

December 20, 2022
Total Views: 2379

Friday, December 16, 2022
MEPC 79: Welcomed Progress on IMO’s GHG Strategy, But More Clarity Needed
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MEPC 79: Welcomed Progress on IMO’s GHG Strategy, But More Clarity Needed

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday concluded its latest Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting, known as MEPC 79. Part of the IMO

December 16, 2022
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Illustration of Maersk's methanol-powered containership. Image courtesy Maersk
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Maersk Lines Up Ninth Partnership on Green Methanol Fuel Supply

A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced its ninth partnership on the supply of green methanol fuel to power the shipping giant’s fleet of

December 15, 2022
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